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Nottingham Forest 3–1 Manchester City

Nottingham Forest
3–1FT
Manchester City
Season
Premier League
2026 · Regular Season - 10
Venue
City GroundNottingham

Referee

Samuel Barrott

Premier League: Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3–1. Goals: Jair Cunha 6', Liam Delap 18', Rayan Cherki 52', Liam Delap 73'.

Top rated

The provider's match ratings, out of 10.

Player of the match

L. Delap

Nottingham Forest

8.7
  • L. Delap8.7
  • M. Gibbs-White7.3
  • X. Schlager7.0
  • R. Cherki7.2
  • Matheus Nunes7.1
  • M. Guéhi6.7

How the score moved

The running score, step by step, with every score marked.

  • Nottingham Forest
  • Manchester City
01230′15′30′45′60′75′90′
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WhenNottingham ForestManchester City
6′ · Jair Cunha10
18′ · Liam Delap20
52′ · Rayan Cherki21
73′ · Liam Delap31
90′31

Chances and finishing

Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.

  • Nottingham Forest
  • Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
Goals3xG1.10
xG per shot
0.10
Goals minus xG
+1.90
Manchester City
Goals1xG1.78
xG per shot
0.15
Goals minus xG
-0.78

How the chances split

Nottingham Forest win 23%Draw 23%Manchester City win 53%

Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.

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Nottingham ForestManchester City
Goals31
Expected goals (xG)1.101.78
xG per shot0.1000.148
Goals minus xG+1.90-0.78
Nottingham Forest win23%
Draw23%
Manchester City win53%

Goals & cards

    1. Jair Cunha
      6′
    2. Liam DelapAssist: Xaver Schlager
      18′
    3. 52′
      Rayan Cherki
    4. James McateeFoul
      64′
    5. Dan NdoyeFoul
      69′
    6. Liam DelapAssist: Morgan Gibbs-White
      73′
    7. Luca NetzFoul
      90+4′
    8. Igor JesusTime Wasting
      90+5′

Key stats

  • 22%Ball Possession78%
  • 1.1Expected goals1.78
  • 11Total Shots12
  • 5Shots on goal4
  • 3Corner Kicks7

Half by half

  • Nottingham Forest
  • Manchester City
Team1H2HT
Nottingham Forest213
Manchester City011
00.511.521H2H

Facts

From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.

  • Nottingham Forest: 0 won, 1 drawn, 4 lost in their last 5 matches.
  • Nottingham Forest scored 2 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches.
  • Manchester City: 2 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
  • Manchester City scored 11 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches.

Recent form

Nottingham ForestLLLDL
Manchester CityWLDLW

Standings

POSTeamGPWDLPTS
1Arsenal1090127
2Manchester City1070321
3Brighton961219
4Chelsea951316
14Ipswich932411
15Fulham1024410
16Nottingham Forest102359
17Coventry103079
18Manchester United91447
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Timeline

    1. Jair Cunha
      6′
    2. Liam DelapAssist: Xaver Schlager
      18′
    3. 45′
      ⇅Off: Josko GvardiolOn: Nico O'Reilly
    4. 45′
      ⇅Off: Marc GuehiOn: Matheus Nunes
    5. 52′
      Rayan Cherki
    6. James McateeFoul
      64′
    7. Off: James Mcatee⇅On: Dan Ndoye
      65′
    8. Off: Daniel Muñoz⇅On: Luca Netz
      65′
    9. Dan NdoyeFoul
      69′
    10. Liam DelapAssist: Morgan Gibbs-White
      73′
    11. 78′
      ⇅Off: Enzo FernándezOn: Phil Foden
    12. Off: Ryan Yates⇅On: Ibrahim Sangaré
      79′
    13. Off: Liam Delap⇅On: Igor Jesus
      87′
    14. Luca NetzFoul
      90+4′
    15. Igor JesusTime Wasting
      90+5′

Chances and finishing

Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.

  • Nottingham Forest
  • Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
Goals3xG1.10
xG per shot
0.10
Goals minus xG
+1.90
Manchester City
Goals1xG1.78
xG per shot
0.15
Goals minus xG
-0.78

How the chances split

Nottingham Forest win 23%Draw 23%Manchester City win 53%

Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.

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Nottingham ForestManchester City
Goals31
Expected goals (xG)1.101.78
xG per shot0.1000.148
Goals minus xG+1.90-0.78
Nottingham Forest win23%
Draw23%
Manchester City win53%

Every shot, and how it ended

Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.

  • Goals
  • Saved
  • Off target
  • Blocked
Nottingham Forest11 shots
3233
Manchester City12 shots
1344
  • 710Inside the box
  • 42Outside the box
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Nottingham ForestManchester City
Goals31
Saved23
Off target34
Blocked34
Inside the box710
Outside the box42

The ball: possession and passing

Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.

  • Nottingham Forest
  • Manchester City
22%Possession78%
66%137 of 208 passes88%679 of 771 passes
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Nottingham ForestManchester City
Possession22%78%
Passes208771
Completed137679
Pass accuracy66%88%

Discipline

Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.

  • 137Fouls
  • 40Yellow cards
  • 00Red cards
  • 20Offsides
0'45'90'
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Nottingham ForestManchester City
Fouls137
Yellow cards40
Red cards00
Offsides20

Every player's rating

The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.

  • Nottingham Forest
  • Manchester City
678910Nottingham ForestManchester CityL. Delap 8.7R. Cherki 7.2
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PlayerTeamRatingMin
L. DelapNottingham Forest8.787
M. Gibbs-WhiteNottingham Forest7.390
R. CherkiManchester City7.290
Matheus NunesManchester City7.145
X. SchlagerNottingham Forest7.090
MurilloNottingham Forest6.990
JairNottingham Forest6.890
M. GuéhiManchester City6.745
A. KhusanovManchester City6.690
E. AndersonManchester City6.690
J. McAteeNottingham Forest6.565
Igor JesusNottingham Forest6.43
E. HaalandManchester City6.490
E. FernándezManchester City6.478
I. SangaréNottingham Forest6.411
D. NdoyeNottingham Forest6.325
N. MilenkovićNottingham Forest6.390
D. MuñozNottingham Forest6.265
I. NdiayeManchester City6.290
Rúben DiasManchester City6.290
R. YatesNottingham Forest6.179
N. WilliamsNottingham Forest6.090
J. GvardiolManchester City6.045
P. FodenManchester City6.012
M. SelsNottingham Forest5.990
G. DonnarummaManchester City5.890
N. O'ReillyManchester City5.745
J. DokuManchester City5.690
L. NetzNottingham Forest5.525

The goalkeepers

Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.

67%
M. Sels
Saves
2
Conceded
1
Rating
5.9
40%
G. Donnarumma
Saves
2
Conceded
3
Rating
5.8
  • Nottingham Forest
  • Manchester City

Top stats

  • 22%Ball Possession78%
  • 1.1Expected goals1.78
  • 11Total Shots12
  • 5Shots on goal4
  • 3Corner Kicks7

Shots

  • 3Shots off Goal4
  • 3Blocked shots4
  • 7Shots insidebox10
  • 4Shots outsidebox2

Passing

  • 208Total passes771
  • 137Passes accurate679
  • 66%Pass accuracy88%

Defence & set pieces

  • 2Goalkeeper Saves2
  • 7Free Kicks13
  • 2Offsides0

Discipline

  • 13Fouls7
  • 4Yellow Cards0
  • 0Red Cards0

Half by half

  • Nottingham Forest
  • Manchester City
Team1H2HT
Nottingham Forest213
Manchester City011
00.511.521H2H
265.9M. Sels
56.9Murillo316.3N. Milenković236.8⚽Jair
36.0N. Williams217.0AX. Schlager226.1R. Yates276.2D. Muñoz
107.3AM. Gibbs-White246.5J. McAtee
198.7⚽2L. Delap
96.4E. Haaland
115.6J. Doku107.2⚽R. Cherki76.2I. Ndiaye
176.4E. Fernández56.6E. Anderson
246.0J. Gvardiol66.7M. Guéhi36.2Rúben Dias456.6A. Khusanov
15.8G. Donnarumma
Nottingham Forest3-4-2-1Manchester City4-2-3-1
265.9M. Sels
56.9Murillo316.3N. Milenković236.8⚽Jair
36.0N. Williams217.0AX. Schlager226.1R. Yates276.2D. Muñoz
107.3AM. Gibbs-White246.5J. McAtee
198.7⚽2L. Delap
96.4E. Haaland
115.6J. Doku107.2⚽R. Cherki76.2I. Ndiaye
176.4E. Fernández56.6E. Anderson
246.0J. Gvardiol66.7M. Guéhi36.2Rúben Dias456.6A. Khusanov
15.8G. Donnarumma
Nottingham Forest3-4-2-1Manchester City4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest3-4-2-1

Coach: O. Glasner

Bench

  • 11Igor JesusF
  • 15A. KalimuendoF
  • 12JohnG
  • 2O. DiomandeD
  • 25L. NetzD
  • 6I. SangaréM
  • 7C. Hudson-OdoiF
  • 14D. NdoyeF
  • 9C. WoodF
Manchester City4-2-3-1

Coach: E. Maresca

Bench

  • 47P. FodenM
  • 32A. BouaddiM
  • 8M. KovačićM
  • 82R. LewisD
  • 27Matheus NunesM
  • 22Vitor NunesD
  • 28G. RulliG
  • 37AllanF
  • 33N. O'ReillyD
23JairD906.810322201401024000000
15A. KalimuendoF00000000000000000000
11Igor JesusF36.4000060210022000010
9C. WoodF00000000000000000000
14D. NdoyeF256.3000030300013110010
7C. Hudson-OdoiF00000000000000000000
6I. SangaréM116.4000040312012010000
25L. NetzD255.5000050401005010010
2O. DiomandeD00000000000000000000
12JohnG00000000000000000000
26M. SelsG905.90000310800012000002
31N. MilenkovićD906.300001401100000000100
5MurilloD906.900212421823036030000
27D. MuñozM656.2001012111511610110000
22R. YatesM796.100101901421146001000
21X. SchlagerM907.0010017114410510100000
3N. WilliamsM906.00000908220410021000
10M. Gibbs-WhiteM907.3010020315200612220100
24J. McAteeM656.500101408110310012010
19L. DelapF878.72032804001412113000
POSTeamGPWDLPTS
1Arsenal1090127
2Manchester City1070321
3Brighton961219
4Chelsea951316
5Everton1044216
6Liverpool943215
7Brentford935114
8Leeds1035214
9Bournemouth933312
10Tottenham1033412
11Newcastle1033412
12Aston Villa933312
13Hull City1025311
14Ipswich932411
15Fulham1024410
16Nottingham Forest102359
17Coventry103079
18Manchester United91447
19Crystal Palace92167
20Sunderland91265

Recent form

Nottingham ForestLLLDL
Manchester CityWLDLW

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These teams have not met in our records.

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